Consider savings in printing and distributing reports, project efficiencies through online collaboration, the value to employees of better information, the advantages of fast access to needed documents and forms, etc.

A premium Intranet tool like Instant intranet Builder will allow you to delegate Intranet content creation and maintenance, but someone still needs to be in charge to coordinate the Intranet - to be a gathering point for feedback and suggestions, to implement new functionality, to enforce stylistic integrity. Pick a leader, someone with enthusiasm for the possibilities and someone whose department will have substantial Intranet involvement.

Your Intranet can be rolled out to just one key area initially, but in the long run wide use and wide support of the intranet within the organization will provide the most value. Get involvement and buy-in from as many different departments as possible. Develop an Intranet implementation team from the departments who are interested. Seek management commitment and if possible an upper management representative to be a liaison to the Intranet project.

Do talk to employees and consider the value of Intranet applications to your employees. Factor in some resistance to change. Do implement applications that employees perceive as valuable.